Valery's restaurant guide
Where Valery sends guests to eat in Noordwijk
Host Valery Chong shares her favourite Noordwijk restaurants for local steak, beach sunsets, seafood, rainy evenings and takeaway.
BlogNoordwijk guides and stories from Eric & Valery
Our Noordwijk, and the story behind the guesthouse
Practical routes, local tips and stories from the guesthouse, written and checked by us.
Stories from Noordwijk aan Zee
How Noordwijk learnt to take a summer holiday
The story of Noordwijk's summer houses, German seaside guests and long coastal holidays, told from our own 1933 house near the beach.
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Sauna guide from Eric & Valery
Your first Finnish sauna: slow down and enjoy the heat
Your first Finnish sauna, step by step: how heat and löyly feel, sensible wellbeing benefits, safety tips and what we provide in your private sauna.
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Cycling guide from Eric & Valery
Cycling around Noordwijk: dunes, flowers and open water
Local cycling guide from Romantic Wellness B&B: rent nearby, store your bicycles in the courtyard and ride the dunes, flower fields, Kaag lakes or Leiden.
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Boating guide from Eric & Valery
By boat through Leiden and across the Kaag Lakes
Rent an electric open boat in Leiden and explore historic canals or the windmills and polders of the Kaag Lakes, with local tips from Romantic Wellness B&B.
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A spring guide from Eric & Valery
The flower fields around Noordwijk: colour, craft and five centuries of bulb culture
Plan the flower-bulb season from Noordwijk: field etiquette, bloom times, Keukenhof, Bloemencorso history and practical tips from Eric and Valery.
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Our story
One more night in Paris started our B&B
A spontaneous stay in Paris inspired Valery and Eric to turn their Noordwijk summer house into a private guesthouse with its own sauna.
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Local guide from Eric & Valery
A romantic weekend in Noordwijk, at your own pace
A relaxed two-day Noordwijk itinerary from local hosts, with beach walks, dunes, a private sauna and time for breakfast together.
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Local walking guide
From our door to Noordwijk beach and dunes
Walk from your guesthouse to Noordwijk beach in about ten minutes, then choose a short seafront stroll or a longer dune route.
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